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DL does well in Bemidji Indoor meet

The Detroit Lakes boys’ and girls’ track and field teams are starting to get into the season groove after competing in their second indoor meet in Bemidji Tuesday.

The Laker girls finished third overall and the boys fourth, as DL continued to progress in times and places.

For the DL boys, they took four runner-up places, including the 4x800 (9:02.25), 4x200 (1:41.8), Parker Jackson in the pole vault (9-06) and Ty Heinecke in the shot put with a 42-06.5.

Senior Kirby Siewert was close to Heinecke in the event in fourth with a throw of 40-02.

“We had another quality meet on Tuesday,” said DL head boys’ coach Bill Kvebak. “Our throwers continue to lead our team, with three guys making it to finals. They are really stepping up early this season and they are enjoying their success.

“We ran two equal 4x800 teams, which were second and third, respectively. It is fun to be able to show off some of our depth in the middle distance events.”

Corbin Duncan and Derek Grey each ran quality times in the 60-meter dash, qualifying for the finals in their event.

Senior Zach Foltz had a nice performance, finishing in fourth place in the mile and breaking five minutes.

“The boys 4x200 meter relay team looked really good, taking a second place finish for the team,” Kvebak added.

Matt Lundstrom ran well in his debut in the open 800, taking third with a 2:09.5.

“Parker Jackson was a huge point scorer for us in the pole vault, taking second place by vaulting an impressive 9-06.”

The Laker girls won three events, as junior Shay Nielsen continues her elite pace with a throw of 45-05 in the shot put, while Allison Berg took first and second in the high and long jump events, respectively.

The 4x200 relay team also churned out a first place with a time of 1:54.9. Second place finishes were taken by Megan Ostlie in the 800 run and Marci Molander in the triple jump; the latter was followed by Sarah Halbakken in fourth place.

The Lakers will be in action outdoors for the first time Tuesday in Fergus Falls, starting at 4 p.m.